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It's not mentioned here but disabling Apple Intelligence also frees up ~7GB of storage, which might be appreciated on base 128GB devices. https://www.cnet.com/

It's not mentioned here but disabling Apple Intelligence also frees up ~7GB of storage, which might be appreciated on base 128GB devices. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/take-back-your-iphone-storage-by-turning-off-apple-intelligence/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/take-back-yo...

randcraw 2y ago
I disabled AI entirely on my ipad running 18.2.1 but it still indicates almost 3 GB storage in use for AI. The author suggests iOS will let you overwrite that space if needed, but I'm not so sure.
_yb2s 2y ago
Base model new iphones like the $200 prepaid burner SE I’m typing this on still have only 64gb of storage.
- scarface_74 2y ago
  Which can’t run Apple intelligence anyway…
  - _yb2s 2y ago
    Thank goodness!
- lionkor 2y ago
  burner iphone is wild
  - _yb2s 2y ago
    I recommend it- with a month prepaid it unlocks and you can then use it on any carrier, and still costs less than half what it costs new from Apple. For example, a new SE3 is $189 right now from Tracfone. Much cheaper than even the cheapest Android burner if you factor in the relative software update lifespan- most burners are locked to not get updates at all, but Apple doesn't allow carriers to do that. The SE has the same fast cpu, and long update lifespan of a high end iPhone.
    - chrononaut 2y ago
      Define "burner phone" in this context?
      - _yb2s 2y ago
        Phones that come with low cost prepaid no contract plans, and are boxed to sell from a display rack in a department store, but can also be purchased online. “Burner” because you can set them up with no personal details- popular for criminals, teenagers, etc. I honestly don’t understand why anyone would not use prepaid plans- I use visible for example, and it has full unlimited data on the Verizon network for $25/mo with an iphone that cost me under $200. It doesn’t seem in any way inferior to a high priced contract plan to me.
        esperent 2y ago
        I always thought that (as well as the things you said) the word burner means it is cheap enough to discard (burn) after a single use.
        smcin 2y ago
        But you can still play DRM content on them?
        _yb2s 2y ago
        Yes, they're regular iphones, not different in any way.
        onionisafruit 2y ago
        I think your definition is a little different from what others are thinking. I think of a burner as an alternate phone you can toss (burn) at a moment’s notice. For that, even the iphone se you described would be pretty expensive. This isn’t to say you are wrong. Just that some of us are thinking something different when we see “burner phone”.
    - sys_64738 2y ago
deergomoo 2y ago
Prior to it being force opted-into I never enabled it and I was worried that disabling it wouldn't free up the space taken up by the models. Glad to hear it does. I don't even need the space, I'm just loath to lose multiple gigabytes to something I don't consider to be a good set of features.

randcraw 2y ago

I disabled AI entirely on my ipad running 18.2.1 but it still indicates almost 3 GB storage in use for AI. The author suggests iOS will let you overwrite that space if needed, but I'm not so sure.

_yb2s 2y ago

Base model new iphones like the $200 prepaid burner SE I’m typing this on still have only 64gb of storage.

scarface_74 2y ago
Which can’t run Apple intelligence anyway…
- _yb2s 2y ago
  Thank goodness!
lionkor 2y ago
burner iphone is wild
- _yb2s 2y ago
  I recommend it- with a month prepaid it unlocks and you can then use it on any carrier, and still costs less than half what it costs new from Apple. For example, a new SE3 is $189 right now from Tracfone. Much cheaper than even the cheapest Android burner if you factor in the relative software update lifespan- most burners are locked to not get updates at all, but Apple doesn't allow carriers to do that. The SE has the same fast cpu, and long update lifespan of a high end iPhone.
  - chrononaut 2y ago
    Define "burner phone" in this context?
    - _yb2s 2y ago
      Phones that come with low cost prepaid no contract plans, and are boxed to sell from a display rack in a department store, but can also be purchased online. “Burner” because you can set them up with no personal details- popular for criminals, teenagers, etc. I honestly don’t understand why anyone would not use prepaid plans- I use visible for example, and it has full unlimited data on the Verizon network for $25/mo with an iphone that cost me under $200. It doesn’t seem in any way inferior to a high priced contract plan to me.
      - esperent 2y ago
        I always thought that (as well as the things you said) the word burner means it is cheap enough to discard (burn) after a single use.
      - smcin 2y ago
        But you can still play DRM content on them?
        _yb2s 2y ago
        Yes, they're regular iphones, not different in any way.
      - onionisafruit 2y ago
        I think your definition is a little different from what others are thinking. I think of a burner as an alternate phone you can toss (burn) at a moment’s notice. For that, even the iphone se you described would be pretty expensive. This isn’t to say you are wrong. Just that some of us are thinking something different when we see “burner phone”.
  - sys_64738 2y ago

deergomoo 2y ago

Prior to it being force opted-into I never enabled it and I was worried that disabling it wouldn't free up the space taken up by the models. Glad to hear it does. I don't even need the space, I'm just loath to lose multiple gigabytes to something I don't consider to be a good set of features.